 On February 23, 2018, MLBPA filed a formal grievance against the Pirates, Marlins, Oakland Athletics, and Tampa Bay Rays over the teams use of revenue sharing funds, which MLB responded that the claims had "no merit"; the grievance was never heard.. Miami (63-98) was the only team named in the grievance to post a losing record in 2018.Oakland went 97-65 and captured an A.L.Wild Card spot and Tampa Bay (90-72) and Pittsburgh (82-79) finished above .500.